Jimmy just fell from the stage!!

[StlBeachBum]

Tailgating makes ALL of us feel better!!!!!!!
Get well soon Mr. Buffett AND Mr. Utley!!!!!

[surfpirate]

I was at work today when my brother called me and told me that Jimmy Buffett had fell off the stage, was unconscious and being rushed to the hospital. That's all he knew.
I immediately turned on the radio and Margaritaville was playing. I did not know what the heck to think at that moment. Luckily someone had a smart phone and I caught up on the news.
I'm so glad he's okay but I believe that Kenny Chesney is somehow behind this

Yes, he's been seen with Tanya Harding!!

Oprah.

[KruzinParrots]

Well, I am thanking God this evening that Jimmy is going to be fine. I'm thanking God for protecting Jimmy as things could have ended up so much worse. There is still so much work for Jimmy to do here on this earth, and I am so relieved that he is okay. What a decent ending to an otherwise rotten day.

Well said. Couldn't agree more!!

[creeky]

OK
This is just too much
It is going to be on NBC Nightly News

What is mind boggling is it making headline news here on every channel!

[sonofabeach]

I can hear Jimmy now: "leap and the net will appear...fall and it won't"
Too soon?..Nah, He's okay and terror is the absence of humor

Thanks for all the updates Jenny!! Our very own BN reporter on the scene.

[creeky]

I can hear Jimmy now: "leap and the net will appear...fall and it won't"

Too soon?..Nah, He's okay and terror is the absence of humor

Thanks for all the updates Jenny!! You're like an BN reporter on the scene.

I think we gotta get a message to him - that there was a sign just to his left that said "body surfing is dangerous"

[SchoolGirlHeart]

I was at work today when my brother called me and told me that Jimmy Buffett had fell off the stage, was unconscious and being rushed to the hospital. That's all he knew.
I immediately turned on the radio and Margaritaville was playing. I did not know what the heck to think at that moment. Luckily someone had a smart phone and I caught up on the news.
I'm so glad he's okay but I believe that Kenny Chesney is somehow behind this

Yes, he's been seen with Tanya Harding!!

SPEW!!!!!!!!!!

[SchoolGirlHeart]

AHHHHH WHERE WAS CHARLESTON ?

?

Probably a few feet behind Jimmy, doing his job. Did you expect him to be in the pit waiting to catch him?

Get well soon, Jimmy

Did you see the video?
For a big guy---Charleston sure moves FAST!!!
Thank you Charleston!

OK, just watched the video but I'm not seeing Charleston....

After watching the video several times I actually think I saw Charleston down in the pit maybe half catching JB. Or at least reaching toward him and trying to catch him.

[Shrimper Dan P]

I can hear Jimmy now: "leap and the net will appear...fall and it won't"

Too soon?..Nah, He's okay and terror is the absence of humor

Thanks for all the updates Jenny!! You're like an BN reporter on the scene.

I think we gotta get a message to him - that there was a sign just to his left that said "body surfing is dangerous"

I guess he wasn't "Defying Gravity"

[ScarletB]

AHHHHH WHERE WAS CHARLESTON ?

?

Probably a few feet behind Jimmy, doing his job. Did you expect him to be in the pit waiting to catch him?

Get well soon, Jimmy

Did you see the video?
For a big guy---Charleston sure moves FAST!!!
Thank you Charleston!

OK, just watched the video but I'm not seeing Charleston....

After watching the video several times I actually think I saw Charleston down in the pit maybe half catching JB. Or at least reaching toward him and trying to catch him.

One of the news articles mentioned "a large man seen arguing with security" any guesses as to who that was?
We love you Charleston!

[mikemck]

I agree, Mr Chugg (promotor) did a poor job on informing the crowd of the situation. He just kept saying "please leave, please leave" and talking to individuals at the front over the microphone - very unprofessional.

I agree. I used to do concert promotion and that's the very opposite of what you want to do.

It would have been better if he had asked the crowd to remain calm and in their seats, let the emergency personel do their job, and then asked one of the band members to come out and reassure the crowd and thank them for their understanding.

"Everybody get out now" only makes the situation worse and worries everybody.

Sorry for Jimmy, hope he feels better. Sorry for the fans, since he so rarely gets to go there.

[don juan]

At 64 he will be hurting this morning but various news sources reporting cat scans are all ok. Falling offstage is pretty common work place hazard for performers. I would just feel MUCH better if he would make a statement.

couldn't you put a small strip of something that your foot could feel about 2 feet back from the stage or hire a roady to set on the edge?

[StlBeachBum]

Just SO glad all will be well!! This could have been SO much WORSE!!! All those FINS folded in prayer were answered!!!!!

[dnw]

Just SO glad all will be well!! This could have been SO much WORSE!!! All those FINS folded in prayer were answered!!!!!

So true!

[Sanjuro's tequila]

The W.T.F. tour indeed! Jimmy, about this "faking your death" thing, you're doing it wrong. Unless of course you planned to kill Buffettnews, in which case; Great Job!!

Seriously thought, he was very, very lucky, and I'm very glad he's ok. People seemed to be complaining on TMZ that the pit between the crowd and stage was too large, but part of me wonders how much worse it would have been if those metal barriers were closer.

[looking4OPH]

Seriously thought, he was very, very lucky, and I'm very glad he's ok. People seemed to be complaining on TMZ that the pit between the crowd and stage was too large, but part of me wonders how much worse it would have been if those metal barriers were closer.

On the other side of that coin, if fans were allowed right up to the stage, he would have fallen into the caring (drunk?) hands of his fans and just crowd-surfed to safety!

[tryin' to reason]

Seriously thought, he was very, very lucky, and I'm very glad he's ok. People seemed to be complaining on TMZ that the pit between the crowd and stage was too large, but part of me wonders how much worse it would have been if those metal barriers were closer.

On the other side of that coin, if fans were allowed right up to the stage, he would have fallen into the caring (drunk?) hands of his fans and just crowd-surfed to safety!

The tour will now be known as the "Weathered The Fall" tour.

(Or renamed the "Put Pillows In The Pit" tour...)

[ejr]

On the Today Show a few minutes ago, Matt Lauer said he had received a message from Jimmy saying there was no concussion, that he had lots of stiches in his head and his elbow and that he was sore as (Matt wouldn't say) but that he would be fine.

[tryin' to reason]

New opening song - Survive !!

Survived stayed alive
Through the thick and the thin
Survive stay alive
When will it all end

[ParrotHeadInThe Making]

On the Today Show a few minutes ago, Matt Lauer said he had received a message from Jimmy saying there was no concussion, that he had lots of stiches in his head and his elbow and that he was sore as (Matt wouldn't say) but that he would be fine.

Oh Jimmy will be sore as hell for a while, but I am so glad that he is on the mend. I am very sorry for the canceled show and for the fans who were planning to attend, but I am more relieved that Jimmy is taking the time to recover from these injuries.